However, the tank battle was incredibly fierce, with the German forces finding that the new Soviet T-34 tanks were virtually impervious to their firepower. The German victory was partly due to their air force, the Luftwaffe, flying over the Polish war fields, destroying up to 201 Soviet tanks. The Battle of Brody, which has been called “the largest tank battle of World War II until the Battle of Kursk two years later,” saw 800 Axis tanks line up against 2,500 of their Russian opposite numbers. Various reasons have been given for the Israelis overturning such a massive disadvantage in tank numbers - from the superiority of their air force to the threat of their using nuclear weaponry. The number of Syrian tanks has been estimated at around 1,260, with the Israelis having command of around 100. Tanks were central to the surprise attack, known as the Valley of Tears, which occurred on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism. The Yom Kippur War - fought between Israel and an Arab coalition led by Egypt and Syria - saw the Arabs break a ceasefire that had lasted since the Six-Day War of 1967 and march into Israeli territory. Battle of the Valley of Tears, 6 – 9 October 1973 the German invasion of the USSR), the Battle of Raseiniai left the German army in a state of supreme confidence and with no doubt of the tank’s importance in the war. A major battle of Operation Barbarossa (a.k.a. The Germans were helped in no small part by their air force, the Luftwaffe, which made life particularly difficult for the Soviet command. Consisting of 749 tanks, versus the Germans’ 245, the Soviet tanks - which were technically superior to their German counterparts - were systematically outmanoeuvred and overpowered. The major tank battle of Raseiniai, in World War Two, saw virtually a complete destruction of the Soviet Union’s deployed mechanized units on the Northwestern Front. This bolstered their forces and made it possible for them to continue with the conflict longer than the Germans, whose own forces were more concentrated on the Eastern Front.
Tanks played a huge part in the battle, with the Allied forces receiving Sherman Tanks courtesy of the Americans. After the First Battle of El Alamein had halted the Axis advance into Egypt, the second battle effectively turned the course of the North African Campaign in the Allied forces’ favor. With over 1,000 Allied tanks lining up against their 547 Axis counterparts, World War Two’s Second Battle of El Alamein saw the Germans effectively lose their battle for possession of Egypt and the much-prized Suez Canal. Second Battle of El Alamein, 23 October – 11 November 1942 The final result of the battle was an operational stalemate.
Around 476 tanks were used and both sides lost around 45,000 men. This formidable defense was previously viewed as impenetrable, until a commander named Henry Hugh Tudor suggested using tanks to support the troops attempting to break through the line.
The British plan of attack was to use their tanks to strike at the heart of the German Hindenburg Line. Cambrai did, however, see a larger number of tanks deployed than ever before. In fact, the distinction of having taken part in the first ever tank battle goes to the French army, who deployed tanks earlier in 1917, as did the British at the Third Battle of Ypres. World War One’s Battle of Cambrai, fought between the British and the Germans, took place towards the end of 1917 and is often mistakenly called the first tank battle in history. Battle of Cambrai, 20 November – 8 December 1917 Join us as we take a look at the 10 most epic tank battles in military history. From the late World War Two mayhem of the Battle of the Bulge - which saw over 3,000 tanks take part in fighting - to the 1981 Battle of Dezful between Iran and Iraq, the tank has played a major part in offensives around the world.
Throughout the 20th century, it has been one of the most potent tools available for an army to call upon and it has seen intense and devastating action. Since their initial conception in the early 1900s and first use by the French and British during World War One, the tank has been a constant and powerful symbol of modern warfare. The tank is one of the most devastating and adaptable weapons available to an army’s command.
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